This is Part 3 in the series, Against the Grain, by Libby Cook, about her research over the past few years to discover and tell the stories of the enslaved…
This is Part 2 in a new series, Against the Grain, by Libby Cook, about her research over the past few years to discover and tell the stories of the…
This is Part 1 in a new series, Against the Grain, by Libby Cook about her research over the past few years to discover and tell the stories of the…
In the last part of 2019, we received a huge surprise in the mail – a letter from the National Park Service announcing that White Plains had been officially added…
Ever wanted to see or participate in an archaeological dig on a historic property? Here’s your chance!
In March 2015, the great-great-great-great-grandson of Aaron Thornley, the builder of White Plains in 1786, visited us from California with his family. That visit has since been recorded as one…
I am currently reading Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow, a monster-novel that spans George Washington's life from cradle to grave. Don't ask how far I've made it through the…
One of the first questions people ask is if I've seen a ghost on the property or in the old house. Although there have been some unusual occurrences over the past…
We had something really cool happen at White Plains this summer. We found out the house's construction date through Dendrochronology. Ever heard of it? I hadn't either until our friends at the…
We received excellent news this week from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources - White Plains has officially been recommended eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places and the…